Penn Summer Abroad
Application
We are continuing to accept applications for Summer 2008 programs after the February 15 deadline on a program-by-program basis as space remains available.
Application Deadlines
- Alicante - open
- Beijing - closed
- Buenos Aires - open
- Cannes - closed
- Compiegne - closed
- Florence - open
- Prague - open
- New: Seoul - open (application deadline April 15, 2008)
- Tours - open
How to Apply
Applications may only be submitted through our online application system. To begin a new online application, click here. An application must contain all of the following in order to be considered complete:
- Completed application
- Current resume with a listing and description of relevant coursework.
- Non-refundable application fee of $70.00 (Make checks payable to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.)
- Application essay
- Letter of recommendation
- Official transcripts from each post-secondary school attended, sent directly to CGS address at left, sent directly to CGS address at left (if you are a current Penn student and you check off the box in the application to allow us to access your transcript directly, then you are not required to submit your Penn transcript
Application Essay
Please respond to each of the following questions. If you are submitting your essays online, please upload them together in one document.
- What is your interest in the program?
- Do you have any experience abroad? If so, please explain.
- What do you hope to gain from this program?
Responses should not exceed four pages in length for all the questions combined.
Letters of Recommendation
One letter of recommendation is required for application to any Penn Summer Abroad program. List the name and title of the individual whom you have asked to submit a letter in support of your application. This may be an individual with whom you have had a close professional or academic association and who knows of your desire to enroll in the Penn Summer Abroad program. Recommendations may be submitted online or by mail. For online recommendations, please follow the instructions in the Recommendations section of the online application. For paper recommendations, please print a copy of the University of Pennsylvania’s College of General Studies Official Recommendation Form and supply a copy to each recommender.
Courses
All applicants MUST submit course selections along with their application. All students are REQUIRED to sign up for a total of 2 C.U.s (this can be either as one 2 C.U. course or two 1 C.U. courses), with the exception of the Cannes program where student may only sign up for one 1 C.U. course. Please click here to view the course listings.
Standardized Test Scores
Applicants who have completed post-secondary work in an institution where the instruction was in English do not have to submit TOEFL scores. International applicants whose first language is not English AND have not completed post-secondary work in an institution where the instruction was in English must submit TOEFL scores. Use ETS code 2986 when requesting TOEFL scores.